25 Ways Claire Continues to Make an Impact
Claire’s words, vision, and outreach are still going strong.
Claire’s vision for Claire’s Place Foundation was that this organization would be a way to share her hope, strength and joy with not only the cystic fibrosis community but with the world as a whole. Many of the messages she shared resonate not only with people living with chronic, life threatening illnesses, but also with anyone looking for a way to turn their pain or their personal experiences in to something meaningful.
So, in celebration of Claire’s 25th Birthday, we wanted to share 25 of her most well known and well loved messages as well as the way her work here at Claire’s Place Foundation continues to raise awareness impact others. We hope this puts a smile on your face!
1
DO WHAT YOU LOVE.
“The stuff worth doing in your life is the stuff that you’re called to do because you feel like the world needs it.”
2
USE YOUR PAIN TO MOTIVATE.
“I have lived an incredible life because I am sick, and because I have suffered. Every good thing that has come out of my life has come from the pain that I felt.”
3
DON’T CARE WHAT OTHERS THINK.
“Stop letting other people make you feel small.”
4
PERFECT IS BORING.
“Even if you’re not perfect all the time, the world’s still going to accept you.”
5
LIVE PROUDLY
“Death is inevitable. Living a life that we are proud of is something we can control.”
6
GOOD THINGS COME TO THOSE WAIT.
“Stop reading the ends of books first, you little impatient brat.”
7
YOUR BODY IS A MIRACLE (EVEN WHEN IT DOESN’T WORK GREAT).
“Living your life with your body not working properly, makes you appreciate it so much.”
8
LEARN FROM THE BLACK, WHITE AND GRAY MOMENTS.
“The problem with looking at things with such a black and white, good and bad kind of mentality is that we forget, no matter what circumstance you’re in: you are learning things.”
9
YOU’RE IN CHARGE, DEATH ISN’T.
“Don’t let death make decisions for you.”
10
THERE IS STRENGTH IN YOUR WEAKNESS.
“You have to know how to ask for help. You have to know when to be weak and when to be vulnerable.”
11
LIVE AUTHENTICALLY BECAUSE YOU’RE AWESOME.
“Be yourself, love yourself for who you are.”
12
LAUGH ALWAYS, EVEN WHEN THINGS SUCK.
“There is no situation too terrible to laugh about.”
13
BE PROUD OF YOUR BODY — FLAWS AND ALL.
“Your body doesn’t have to be perfect looking to work and be proud of it.”
14
THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS BEING IN CONTROL.
“There is nothing in life you can fully predict.”
15
FREE TIME IS WHERE THE WEIRD HAPPENS.
“When you have tons of free time, you get into a lot of weird stuff.”
16
THERE IS COMMUNITY EVEN IN HOSPITALS.
“You know what the best thing about the hospital is? The connections you make. You kind of make amazing memories there that you never would make in your regular day-to-day life.”
17
USE YOUR PLATFORM TO BE HEARD.
“Being sick gives you this opportunity to spread a message and make an impact. I have people listening, and that’s always been a real blessing.”
18
YOUR BODY IS YOUR OWN MASTERPIECE.
“Our bodies aren’t here to be beautiful…they’re here to be a piece of art, to keep us going, to show everything that we’ve done, everything that we’ve been through.”
19
YOUR UNIVERSE IS YOUR CREATION.
“We are both the creators and observers of our universe.”
20
LIFE DOESN’T HAVE A PAUSE BUTTON.
“Life does not go on hold just because you’re suffering.”
21
Claire’s YouTube Channel
has 500K followers
22
Claire’s Ted Talks
have 1,069,830 views
23
Claire’s Place Foundation
has given $637,416 in grants and assisted over 3000 families living with CF.
24
Claire’s Place Foundation’s Work Proudly Program
assisted 43 people in training for work from home job positions
25
The Claire Documentary
has reached 4,236,522 people and continues to spread her message.